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had given a distinct promise to let them have the ques provided the porition of affairs betwens France

worse.

and Clune did not change for the nothing scenes to have beew said at the time about their boot bering groter cup if war between England and Russia appeared lear imminent, and botte thee Hong Kong

and British Governments, Cannot therefore be otherwise than greatly decappointed and surprised, when they learn theat in spite of peace having been leade between France and China, the l'iceroy is now unwilling to transfer

the guns, as arranged-

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I need hardly say that Jav personally quite convinced that would never dream of

His Excellency

breaking a proince he had once

made, but what durch to poritout

to you is that, if the quees are not

how given over,

both the Goverier of

Hong Kong and the British Government

will inevitably

come to the conclusion

that faith has not been kept witte

them.

As to the argument that the guns are no longer urgently required in Hong Kong - apart from the fact that nothing was said of the, at the

time

I think the strongest proof

that their is a mistake is the Extreme

anxiety

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